DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 149/2023

of 13 June 2023

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/2546]

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 of 24 November 2022 not approving silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 12zzzzzzzzw (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2054) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

‘12zzzzzzzzx.

32022 D 2570 : Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 of 24 November 2022 not approving silver nitrate as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 7 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 330, 23.12.2022, p. 233 ).’

Article 2

The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2570 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union , shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 14 June 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made ( *1 ) .

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2023.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Nicolas VON LINGEN

( 1 ) OJ L 330, 23.12.2022, p. 233 .

( *1 ) No constitutional requirements indicated.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2546/oj

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